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#Post#: 8106--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 21, 2014, 3:04 pm
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As a starting point, how many did you have loaded?
#Post#: 8109--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: walktall Date: July 21, 2014, 3:54 pm
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The limit appears to be 25, I had 30 and hadn't noticed some
were not displaying.
#Post#: 8119--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: Bear and Ragged Date: July 22, 2014, 4:09 pm
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Posted in the Groundspeak forums...
[quote] Posted Today, 08:56 PM
1) Released in 2008, Wherigo was ahead of its time. It would
have done better as an app, but smartphones weren't available
during that time, much less app stores. Thus, few people
possessed the devices on which Wherigo was initially developed
to play. This led to a less spectacular reception than was most
likely anticipated.
2) Wherigo had a high learning curve. While Groundspeak's
builder was full-featured, it didn't do much to help
non-programmers learn Wherigo. I think Groundspeak wanted to
wait a while to see what the community would do with Wherigo.
3) Shortly after Wherigo's release, Groundspeak had to pursue
Project Phoenix, a major upgrade of geocaching.com. This took a
lot of their attention away.
4) Those responsible for Wherigo left the company before
Groundspeak could return to Wherigo. This included dismantling
the group J2B2. There was no one left with knowledge of the
project.
5) It is easier to invest resources into geocaching because
Groundspeak knows how to make money off it. Creating the
software the Wherigo Foundation has developed to date would be a
major undertaking for Groundspeak and likely involve great cost
with an unknown way to garner a return on investment. Besides, I
don't know how many people there actually know how Wherigo
works.
While I've been told there is a lot of internal interest in
returning to Wherigo, I have not personally witnessed this
excitement because I usually only keep in contact with one
person. They will, apparently, do things at their own pace, as
they've always done. To my knowledge, Groundspeak has three
moves: do nothing and drag this out (low risk, low cost),
partner with the Wherigo Foundation volunteers (high risk, low
cost), or begin developing Wherigo themselves (medium risk, high
cost).
Every time I think about this situation, I wonder about
Waymarking...
--\/- Ranger Fox
Groundspeak Volunteer - Wherigo Forum Moderator
Wherigo Foundation - Founder[/quote]
Linky >
HTML http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=324273&view=findpost&p=5404871
In response to:
[quote] Posted Yesterday, 12:07 PM
Why hasnt Groundspeak spent more time on Wherigo? It is so hard
to build a game... I love doing Wherigo geocaches but i want to
build and make my own. But i am not having any luck with making
my own. [/quote]
#Post#: 8120--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: Griff Grof Date: July 23, 2014, 3:14 am
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That's really interesting, thankyou for posting this here
[member=6]Bear and Ragged[/member] :)
I thought Wherigo did have an app now ??? Or was that just
Geocaching Challenges ???
I have always wondered why GS launched Wherigo and Waymarking, I
have a feeling they were simply trying to prove they were more
than Geocaching, which wasn't even their idea :D It seems
poorly thought-out.
Which of those options do you think GS will go with? ???
Sadly, I do have a feeling they'll "do nothing and drag this
out" :(
Talking about Waymarking, that gives me an idea for a similar
thread
HTML http://cachewalker.createaforum.com/general-caching/will-waymarking-merge-back-with-geocaching/<br
/> ;D
#Post#: 8122--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: walktall Date: July 23, 2014, 3:31 am
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Basically, it's the community that are developing Wherigo by
creating easier ways to build a cartridges. And then there are
the apps as well.
The Android app looks good, only used it once so far.
#Post#: 8532--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: Griff Grof Date: December 6, 2014, 11:32 am
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And it looks like there's a new way to create Wherigos,
supposedly more easily...
HTML [url=http://"
HTML http://wherigo.rangerfox.com
"]Wherigo\\kit -
wherigo.rangerfox.com[/url]
[quote]With Wherigo\\kit, you can create a cartridge precisely
as you see it--right on a live map! Create zones, drag them
where you need, and even adjust a zone's GPS coordinates for
maximum precision!
Adding actions when a user enters a zone has never been easier!
All actions automatically happen after each other--no special
knowledge, coding, or tricks are required! If you ever need to
rearrange actions in a zone, simply drag and drop to reorder
them!
What does this all mean? It means you can create a complete
cartridge in as little as five minutes![/quote]
Maybe there's some hope, but it doesn't seem like GS is any more
interested than before, this is clearly third-party :-\
#Post#: 8536--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: walktall Date: December 6, 2014, 2:54 pm
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This is what I've been using but it was still in a beta form. My
Bourton Wherigo was/is using this :)
#Post#: 8538--------------------------------------------------
Re: Is Wherigo really heading to the dustbin?
By: Griff Grof Date: December 6, 2014, 3:47 pm
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[quote author=walktall link=topic=524.msg8536#msg8536
date=1417899287]
This is what I've been using but it was still in a beta form. My
Bourton Wherigo was/is using this :)
[/quote]
Ohhh I had forgotten about that, how's it going? ???
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